Princess Mononoke

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Princess Mononoke (1997)

PG-13 1999-10-29 (US) Adventure, Fantasy, Animation 2h 14m

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The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.

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Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

Hayao Miyazaki

Director, Writer

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Yoji Matsuda

Ashitaka (voice)
Yuriko Ishida

San / Kaya (voice)
Yuko Tanaka

Eboshi Gozen (voice)
Kaoru Kobayashi

Jikobo (voice)
Masahiko Nishimura

Kouroku (voice)
Tsunehiko Kamijô

Gonza (voice)
Akihiro Miwa

Mrs. Moro (voice)
Mitsuko Mori

Mrs. Hii (voice)
Hisaya Morishige

Chief of Affairs (voice)
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A review by Niemand

Written by Niemand on August 6, 2023

Original title: Mononoke Hime

The film is set in the 14th Century during Japan’s Muromachi Period.

Young Prince Ashitaka, the last royal of his line, slays a wild boar that is about to attack his village. The boar, demonised because it was consumed by rage and hatred, infects the young Prince, who will eventually become demonised too.

He leaves the village to find a cure in the form of Shishigami, a deer-like god. On his journey he realises that the latent rage and hatred within him, when it surfaces, gives him enormous power – proven when he slices off the arms of a Samurai warrior an... read the rest.

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